Alan AtKisson

Preparing to deactivate my account after 18 years. Please follow me at BlueSky bsky.app/profile/alanat… LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/alanatkisso… Substack @alanatkisson" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">substack.com/@alanatkisson FB facebook.com/alanatkisson or my personal website and blog, alanatkisson.com

Why I wrote "American Troubadour" — and why the song feels more urgent than ever before. Please read, listen, and share. My blog: alanatkisson.com/2025/12/02/why… Substack: alanatkisson.substack.com/p/why-i-wrote-…

New "Words & Music": Could learning to talk with whales change the world? Read at my blog or on Substack. Subscribe (free) and please share. Substack alanatkisson.substack.com Blog alanatkisson.com/blog/

I am reviving my blog/newsletter under its most recent name, "Words and Music by Alan AtKisson." Links below. Read/subscribe on my website, or at Substack. My website: alanatkisson.com/blog/ My Substack: alanatkisson.substack.com

New "Words & Music" newsletter on Substack: "I got sick and rediscovered Paul Simon" open.substack.com/pub/alanatkiss…

So I’m not exactly alone in criticising @BillGates for his framing of the climate agenda as a binary choice. Do a rewrite Bill. And get better advisors. (Not me - except maybe on editorial. And by the way, I don’t charge.) (See my previous post.) theguardian.com/environment/20…

Some (unasked-for) editorial advice to @BillGates: please do a rewrite of your climate memo. alanatkisson.com/2025/11/04/an-…

"The Plum Tree – A True Story about the Power of Optimism". These plums, and this marmalade, are proof of the power of #optimism to create change — even when things look bleak. With a PS on overcoming perceived failure. At my blog >> alanatkisson.com/2025/10/29/the…

@olivernmoody My pleasure. Really. Great read. And for me a kickstart for re-engaging in the Baltic after many years away. Regional vision needs a refresh. I have no formal/official role in anything anymore, I'm just a writer, but I'll probably write more about this. Nudged by your book.

@AlanAtKisson Thanks for reading the book so attentively and writing a v thoughtful review. I take your point about economic strategy in a broader sense. Sadly an enormous amount of material had to be left out and that is one of many topics I’d have liked to explore had there been more space.

"Baltic Futures = Europe's Future". Want to understand the future of Europe? Read this book. I just reviewed it on my blog. Well done, @olivernmoody alanatkisson.com/2025/10/15/bal…

This article might be boring. But it's important to me. alanatkisson.com/2025/10/07/loy…

”One of the most important observations is that goodness is not closely related to intelligence.” Very interesting conversation between Yuval Noah Harari, Rory Stewart and Maria Ressa on the times we’re living in. theguardian.com/books/2025/oct…

Did you see this news? The dodo has always been, for me, a symbol of stupid, human-caused extinction. I always believed we'd learn how to reverse it. Just not so soon. Next step (which I predicted in 1999): genetic uplift? It deserves to be made smarter. theguardian.com/science/2025/s…

Uh, WHAT? “As late as 1975, General Motors was blaming the Endangered Species Act for transmission problems in the cars it sold. The automatic transmission fluid had been made of sperm whale oil, and the company saw no easy alternative.” File: Weird facts theguardian.com/news/2025/sep/…

In case you missed my keynote on "Future Thinking," it has now been published as a commentary in the "ROSA Journal" (an academic journal). scienceasset.com/journal/rosa/v…

This is me. Talking. With two really interesting and powerful women who are leaders in Asia, on #sustainability and #systems change. m.youtube.com/watch?v=VvHiF_…

Honored to be a guest on "The Mastery Effect", a fascinating podcast hosted by Ms. Poorani Thanusha and Dr. Ramesh Ramachandra. Focus: change, #sustainability, AI, and the human challenge making transformation happen in large organisations. youtube.com/watch?v=VvHiF_…

The day after my post on #Hiroshima and plea/prayer/hope/demand that #nuclearweapons never again be used, I was so pleased to see this photographic essay on the city today, in the Guardian. Peace, in pictures. theguardian.com/artanddesign/g…

Reactivating my account in recognition of the 80th anniversary of the first use of #nuclearweapons at #Hiroshima. 70000 died instantly. As many as 200000 in total including radiation victims. From the first primitive a-bomb. Now we have thousands. May they never, ever be used.

Dear friends: I have retired. After 44 yrs in professional work, 36 dedicated to #sustainability, I left my role as Executive Secretary & CEO of GWP early due to illness. So proud of my team. So grateful for my career. Please stay in touch. More info: alanatkisson.com/2025/01/01/ann…